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Tuesday, December 5th is the 91st anniversary of the end of prohibition.

With the recent release of Gladiator II, you may be interested in learning more about the Roman emperors Caracalla and Geta.

The Gettysburg Address was delivered on November 19, 1863 by Abraham Lincoln.

Monday, November 11th was the 106th anniversary of World War One.

November is Native American Heritage Month.

Halloween has its roots in the festival of Samhain that was celebrated by the Celts on November 1st.

The Bomb is a podcast about the creation of atomic bombs during World War Two.

On July 18, 1863, the 54th Massachusetts, an African-American infantry regiment during the American Civil War, and other units commanded by General Quincy A.

D-Day was the name given to the Invasion on Normandy (Operation Overlord), which took place on June 6, 1944.

Memorial Day is a day to honor American servicemembers that gave their lives for this country. The holiday was originally known as Decoration Day and celebrated in the years following the American Civil War.

May is Jewish American Heritage Month. During this month, we celebrate the achievements and contributions of American Jews. 

April 10th is National Bookmobile Day. Bookmobiles are mobile libraries that transport books and other materials to locations within a community. The Yonkers Public Library used bookmobiles from 1930 to 2009.

National Vietnam Veterans Day is celebrated on March 29.

“Beware the Ides of March!” was roughly the warning Gaius Julius Caesar received before he was assassinated on March 15, 44 BC.

The Great Hunger, also known as the Irish Potato Famine, began in Ireland in 1845 and ended in 1852.